DALLAS – FIU’s Jillian Huckabey and Marta Lazzarin, along with WKU’s Kate Rush and Sam Houston’s Faith Roulston earned the Conference USA Volleyball Player of the Week honors.

CUSA Offensive Player of the Week – Jillian Huckabey, FIU – Jr. – OH – Olathe, Kan.
Huckabey had a standout weekend for the Panthers, who swept Liberty twice, recording 34 kills on a .325 hitting clip and 12 digs in six sets. On Friday, she had a career night recording a career-high 25 kills, while hitting .449. Huckabey became the first Panther since 2016 to hit over .400 with 25 plus kills. The junior outside hitter also had the highest hitting percentage in a 25-kill game since 2014. She followed that performance with a team-high nine kills on Saturday.
 
CUSA Defensive Player of the Week – Marta Lazzarin, FIU – Jr. – L – Venice, Italy
Lazzarin had a sensational weekend on defense, leading the Panthers to a 2-0 weekend over Liberty. She averaged an outstanding 6.17 digs per set, recording 37 digs and 11 assists. On Friday, Lazzarin was all over the floor, recording her fifth 20-dig match with 21 digs, good for 7.0 digs per set in a 3-0 sweep of the Flames. On Saturday, she posted 16 digs in three sets at 5.33 digs per set.
 
CUSA Setter of the Week – Kate Rush, WKU – So. – Georgetown, Ky.
Rush was influential in WKU's pair of three-set wins over Middle Tennessee. The sophomore dished out 60 assists, logged 11 kills, four aces, 10 digs, and four blocks on the weekend. She finished with 31 assists, six kills, five digs, and two blocks on Friday. On Saturday, she added 29 assists, five kills, four aces, five digs, and two blocks. Rush leads the league in total assists (738) and assists per set (10.25), total aces (41) and aces per set (0.57).
 
CUSA Freshman of the Week – Faith Roulston, Sam Houston – MB – Frisco, Texas
Roulston contributed 15 kills on .406 hitting and eight blocks as Sam Houston swept its two-match league series against Delaware. She registered five kills and a team-high eight blocks in the Bearkats five-set victory on Saturday. The freshman posted 10 kills with zero errors on 16 swings in a 3-1 win on Saturday, while hitting an impressive .625 clip.
 
2026 CUSA Offensive Players of the Week
A31    Laney Daniell, Liberty
S7      Ashley Herman, NM State
S14    Jenna Otts, Liberty
S21    Sophia Henry, MTSU
S28    Kaira Knox, WKU
O5      Michaela Dlouhá, MTSU
O12    Sophia Henry, MTSU
O19    Jillian Huckabey, FIU    
  
2026 CUSA Defensive Players of the Week
A31    Michaela Dlouhá, MTSU
S7      Brooke Eslinger, Missouri State
S14    Tayler Baron, WKU
S21    Alison Bierwagen, Liberty
S28    Chelsea Butler, Sam Houston
O5      Olivia Burrage, Kennesaw State
O12    Michaela Dlouhá, MTSU
O19    Marta Lazzarin, FIU     
 
2026 CUSA Setters of the Week
A31    Kate Rush, WKU
S7      Kate Rush, WKU
S14    Hannah Gardner, Missouri State
S21    Brenlin Garlitz & Lauren Pyle, Sam Houston
S28    Kate Rush, WKU
O5      Alison Bierwagen & Charli Crowson, Liberty
O12    Kate Rush, WKU
O19    Kate Rush, WKU         
 
2026 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
A31    Marianne Garcia, MTSU
S7      Alexis Sowers, Kennesaw State
S14    Lana Sesar, FIU
S21    Halle Rillie, Missouri State
S28    Eliza McKnight, WKU
O5      Eliza McKnight, WKU
O12    Hunter Cook, Kennesaw State
O19    Faith Roulston, Sam Houston